Inspiration 8.6

Rough meets Delicate.

Inspiration 5.24

Spied on Automatism this weekend....

Style I Heart: Emerson Made

It's no secret that I adore everything that comes out of Emerson Made, but I actually love owner Emerson's style even more. Everything she wears is perfection. I love how she balances the whimsy of her flowers with well-tailored menswear basics. So inspiring.

Fluent...

Sometimes I think I should just start a tumblr, because I could easily post pretty pictures all day, every day. I try to restrain myself, and put things in some context, but right now, it's rainy and cold here in DC. I'm avoiding the gym and all I want to do is stare at the peonies I bought at the farmer's market on Sunday and zone out.

So I apologize in advance for my laziness, but I wanted to share these lovely things with you, context be damned.

(Poem and top image via For Stars will Rise Again)

My peonies...
If you live near Terrain in Penn., you can get weekly deliveries of these lovelies for under $30...

Flannel + Floral = Excellent via The Sartorialist

Mr. Darcy's proposal via Sparrow's Nest Design

Awesome vintage via Audrey Hepburn Complex

Trotting Blooms from Emerson Made

I'm sure many of you are familiar with Emerson Made's crazy-cute paper and linen flowers, but their latest release -- "trotting blooms," for your shoes -- just takes it to a whole new level of adorable. Weekend wear for even your saddest pair of work pumps.

Perfect for perking up an outfit for a preppy spring wedding, or just whatever. Although, I would love to see a row of bridesmaids wearing them in assorted colors.

Inspiration 3.3

Too pretty not to post...

Image credit: Rose Hammick

Wild Bouquets from Saipua

They say it's the thought that counts, but do any flowers say I didn't think about you more than a dozen red roses? Boring, lacking in personality and wholly impersonal, they are the the Russell Stover of bouquets, and certainly less delicious. (It's hard to screw up chocolate.)

Instead, I would love to receive a wild-looking bouquet like these arrangements from Saipua, a florist/soap shop in Brooklyn. I love the simple vases and how each arrangement, bouquet and boutonniere looks like it was gathered in a country meadow.

Anyone else with me on the red roses hate or am I asking too much of our sweet, but hapless valentines? I have to admit I still think it's sweet when my boyfriend brings me flowers even though they totally came from the shady guys outside of the metro...then I deconstruct the entire thing and chuck the baby's breath. Blech.

Inspiration 2.2

Image Credit: Joanna Henderson

Inspiration 1.19

(Jessie Randall of Loeffler Randall)

Shop With Me: Everything's Coming up Roses...

When I walked out of my apartment this morning, I was thrilled to be greeted with mild temperatures and the faint smell of fresh-cut grass. It reminded me of early spring, when most of the landscape is still muddy brown, there's frost on the ground at sunrise, and the very first pink and red flower buds begin to pop open. With that inspiration in mind, I decided to do a little digging to find some pretty, little items that would remind me of that feeling all year long -- delicate, feminine florals, vintage-inspired frocks, pale and shimmering neutrals and of course, roses everwhere.

Image via White Trash Beautiful

Left to right: 1. Kimchi Blue Floral 80s Strapless Dress (Urban Outfitters) 2. Tissue Sparkling Rose Tee (J.Crew) 3. and 4. Cabbage Rose Underpinnings (Anthropologie) 5. Slub Silk Daydream Floral Lorelai Dress (J.Crew) 6. Smith's Minted Rosebud Salve (Anthropologie) 7. 1928 french paperback book (French Blue & Company)

1. Abundant Callas Necklace (Anthropologie) 2. Rose Fight Knuckle Ring (Free People) 3. Tea Rose Necklace (Urban Outfitters) 4. Girl's Night Out Necklace (Bejewelled Bespoke) 5. Iced Rosette Clutch (Anthropologie) 6. and 7. Rosette Necklaces (Flora Bond)

1. The Warbler Embroidered Collage Pillow (La Pomme) 2. Filigree Gocco Print (Flower Press) 3. Moonflower Pillow Cover (MishMosh) 4. Vintage 1960s Flat Top Sheet (The Linen Lavoir) 5. One of a Kind Ceramic Plate (Anthropologie) 6. Garden Party Curtain Tie Back (Urban Outfitters)

1. Image via Wedding Whims 2. From O'Keeffe Necklace (Anthropologie) 3. Allamanda Necklace (Anthropologie) 4. Mute Blue Rosette Ring (Brydferth) 5. Olivia Flower Bib Necklace (Bebecha)

Inspiration 1.08

(Robin Bell)